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Grateful Dead Live at Laguna Seca Raceway on 1988-07-31

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1988-07-31 ( check for other copies)

Topics: D. Thompson, A. Egert, C. Ladner

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Set 1:
d1t01 - Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo
d1t02 - Little Red Rooster [1]
d1t03 - West L.A. Fadeaway [1]
d1t04 - Me And My Uncle >
d1t05 - Big River
d1t06 - Ramble On Rose
d1t07 - Gentlemen Start Your Engines
d1t08 - When I Paint My Masterpiece
d1t09 - Bird Song

Set 2:
d2t01 - crowd/tuning
d2t02 - Hell In A Bucket >
d2t03 - Foolish Heart >
d2t04 - Women Are Smarter >
d2t05 - Terrapin Station >
d2t06 - I Will Take You Home
d2t07 - Drums >
d2t08 - Space >
d2t09 - The Other One >
d2t10 - I Need A Miracle >
d2t11 - Morning Dew

Encore:
d2t12 - encore call
d2t13 - Midnight Hour

Notes

Patch Info:
- 00:00 to 06:00 of Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo (SBD), SHNID 1669 via John D'Auria.

Notes:
- [1] denotes with David Hidalgo
- Unfixed glitch/anomaly in patch source at 4:26 of Half-Step.
- Some scuffling noises and muffled sounding recording during the final 3:40 of Half-Step as taper gets everything just right.

Addeddate: 2008-04-20 21:15:43

Identifier: gd1988-07-31.akg.thompson.motb.85999.sbeok.flac16

Lineage: MAC > Nakamichi DR-1 > Grace Design Lunatec V3 > AES > Sound Devices 722 > WAV

Location: Monterey, CA

Run time: 143

Source: Audience FOB Recording, DFC, AKG C460b pre's with Ck61uls capsules > Uher CR240 > MAC

Taped by: D. Thompson

Transferred by: A. Egert and C. Ladner

Type: sound

Venue: Laguna Seca Raceway

Year: 1988

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Reviewer: DeadReckoning - - November 30, 2023
Subject: Jerry's Bday....monster show!

This is a primo late 80's show, band firing on all cylinders. I never made Luguna Seca until post Jerry days. A lovely venue. Got to commend the taper on this one, it's top notch quality despite a few muffled spots here & there. I just love the ambiance and spaciousness of a good audience recording, perfect mix, all the instruments are heard clearly. Phil is prominent which I love, and as with late 80's shows Brent is ever present and taking charge more. Jerry just kills it all night long & Bobby is on point shadowing Jerry with those complimentary notes. Great setlist. Stand outs to me are a well played Bird Song....a rocking Hell ina Bucket....Foolish Heart, a lovely later day Jerry tune....a truly melt your face off Other One & Dew is a monster. Nice treat to have David Hidalgo on a few tunes, he kills it. I've listened to this show a bunch, it's top notch 80's Dead.

Reviewer: hitmeister - - February 25, 2015
Subject: Top Notch

First of all, the reoording quality is superb. I prefer an AUD like this one to a SBD. It sounds like you're there and you have really good seats.

Then there's the performance. I don't know that the Dead got much better in 1988. The show sizzles from start to end with many highlights. A great Bird Song closes out the first set. It's hard to believe Foolish Heart was still in its infancy. It feels like an old classic. The Terrapin will melt your brain. So will the Dew. The Other One is also pretty trippy.

Reviewer: kee-zee - - September 11, 2014
Subject: Do Yourself A Favor

LOVE THIS SOUND...DID I MENTION LOVE??? One of the best of 88..maybe?

Reviewer: SoggeeJohnson - - February 23, 2009
Subject: IT'S ALL BECAUSE

it's jerry's birthday, it's jerry's birthday.... and the best part of the weekend was ?

4 - n20 tanks in the the teepee.

Reviewer: Liamfinnegan - - November 12, 2008
Subject: THis is really an Aud? Quite possibly one of the ten best auds I ever heard

Up there with 6/16/90 for sure as to how Phil's bass shines through. The songs are treated with extra zing- BIrdsong is tremendous- Foolish heart is just starting to feel its oats- the show is played very tightly and is a very good listen- I think this is better than its cousin from two nights before- 7/29/88 gets all the ink for this month end and year- it should not- 7/30 is pretty damn good too

Reviewer: thelegroom - - October 14, 2008
Subject: Beautiful Recording!

Thanx D. A. & C. I was at this show 20 years ago and don't think I've heard it since. This is a wonderful audience recording despite the occasional crowd conversations. I don't even need to hear the board recording.
The show is pretty even with a fairly basic '88 setlist. David Hildalgo is a nice treat. Start Your Engines was fun to see, but with lyric like the girl in the pinafore dress you can see reasons why for it to have only been played twice. Bird Song is furious at times with Bob playing real fast chord progressions.
The second set is all about The Other One. Not much of a space, but rather a long build into the first verse. You will never complain about a Dew and the Midnight encore was a nice touch. I am playing Terrapin thru Dew (except Drums) on my radio show this week. Peace

Reviewer: laptap3r - - June 14, 2008
Subject: Better than the board

Compared to this the board sounds downright insipid. Very punchy, but bright, crystal clear on every instrument and vocal. Even some noticeable separation. Could easily be mistaken for a board or matrix. Well, well done.

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